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Baldaccis pledge $13M to VCU, Library of Virginia
Virginia author David Baldacci and wife, Michelle, pledged $13M to VCU and the Library of Virginia to launch a civil discourse initiative.
Virginia employers face new costs from Trump’s $100k H-1B visa fee
Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee sows uncertainty for employers, universities and immigrant advocates, including entities in Virginia.
VCU’s business school preps students for AI economy
VCU uses AI in business education and research, preparing students for careers while tackling ethics and energy issues.
VCU to end gender-affirming youth medical care
VCU Health announced this week that it would stop providing all gender-affirming care at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU for patients under age 19 three months from now.
If Trump tariffs linger, Va. maritime industry will feel pain, experts say
With President Donald Trump’s self-branded “Liberation Day” anticipated to bring a rollout of new tariffs April 2 that Trump says will free the United States of dependence on foreign-made goods, many businesses and citizens are wondering what will happen next, with skyrocketing consumer prices and supply costs among their worries. On Monday, the president said he […]
VCU receives approval to purchase Altria Richmond research facility
Virginia Commonwealth University received state approval this week to buy Altria Group’s 450,000-square-foot research building in downtown Richmond. The Altria Center for Research and Technology, which opened in 2007, sits on more than four acres at 600 E. Leigh St. and is assessed for $275 million. Discussions between officials with VCU and Henrico County-based Fortune […]
Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in early state polling
It’s still early days, but in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a pair of new statewide polls. In the Virginia Commonwealth University Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll released Friday, former U.S. Rep. Spanberger has the support of 44% of people polled, and […]
Dominion Energy COO Diane Leopold to retire after nearly three decades
Dominion Energy Chief Operating Officer Diane Leopold plans to retire from the Fortune 500 utility this summer after working for nearly four decades in the industry. Leopold, who will remain as COO and executive vice president until she steps down on June 1, 2025, oversees major construction projects such as Dominion’s $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia […]
Engineering without boundaries
The surging demand for energy. The country’s aging, overwhelmed electrical grid. Threats of cyberattacks. The explosion of interest in — and confusion about — artificial intelligence. These real-life problems don’t know boundaries. Neither should the search for solutions, says Azim Eskandarian, dean of Virginia Commonwealth University‘s College of Engineering. Cross-disciplin[...]
VCU eyes purchasing Altria’s Richmond research facility
Officials with Virginia Commonwealth University are discussing with the Altria Group the possibility of buying its 450,000-square-foot research building in downtown Richmond, the two parties acknowledged separately this week. The Altria Center for Research and Technology, which opened in 2007, sits on more than four acres at 600 E. Leigh St. and is assessed for […]
Va. universities take ‘heavy hand’ with protest policies, advocate says
RICHMOND, Va. — Students, lawmakers and free-speech activists question if updated university policies that regulate student demonstrations violate First Amendment rights. After campus protests that led to some clashes with police, institutions such as Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech adopted similar policies. The new rules b[...]
VCU names new dean of health professions college
Virginia Commonwealth University‘s College of Health Professions will have a new dean effective Aug. 15, the university announced Wednesday. Amy R. Darragh comes from Ohio State University, where she is director and vice dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Services. Darragh succeeds interim dean Paula Song, the college’s Richard M. Bracken Chair and […]
